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Watching the game right now it feels like all the laws have finally been standardized. Apart from the recent introduction of VAR, for the most part, most people watching the game know what’s acceptable and what’s not. However, if you were a fan just over 100 years ago, that wouldn’t have been the case at all. Because the game was just becoming mainstream, rules were changing thick and fast, and some were more bizarre than others.  We are looking at the 10 weirdest football rules that will have you go “huh? Why the heck did they do that?”

Everybody on social media is definitely aware of what Marcus Rashford has been doing for kids in the UK for more than 2 years now. Something that started as a little project for Christmas in 2019 in Manchester has turned out to be absolutely huge, just because of the kind-heartedness of one man.

The Manchester United forward, who is a young man himself, is very passionate about young people and wanted to make sure that those who could not afford meals got food to eat.

Since as far back as 2005, Beckham has been working with UNICEF as a goodwill ambassador. He used his immense fame to bring a lot of attention to the needs of underprivileged kids all over the world.

Mesut Ozil is another good-natured and unproblematic dude who happens to be fantastic at football. And it appears that he is not only good at providing assists on the pitch, but the Fernabache man is also excellent at assisting off the pitch, too.

You remember the German is a world cup winner, right? And in 2014, after he helped Germany win the tournament in Brazil, he donated all his winnings to pay for the surgeries of 23 Brazilian kids.

Sadio Mane has such an amazing personality, but on top of that, he still does a lot to help people all around the world. And when we say a lot, we really do mean a lot.

First of all, in 2018, Mane declared the Champions League final day a work-free day in his village. He made provision for everybody back home to watch the showdown between Liverpool and Real Madrid. He also sent 300 Liverpool jerseys to his village so they could all wear one while they watched the game. Liverpool may have lost the game that night, but Mane most definitely won all our hearts with that gesture. And the man really doesn’t play with his hometown. He is always giving and doing things to develop his place of birth.

He once donated 250,000 pounds to the building of a school in Senegal. And he was so passionate about the project that he made sure he was on site occasionally to monitor the progress.

Ferran Torres has taken the Spanish national team by storm, becoming such an integral player of Luis Enrique's set-up.   A little over a year ago, Manchester City came knocking on Valencia's door to snap up the Spanish winger for a surprisingly cheap transfer price of $21 million. Since then, he has gone on to show that he is, at least twice, that value in today's market.   

At Manchester City, Torres shares the same locker room with the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Gundogan, and Raheem Sterling, all of whom are some of the most talented players on the planet. Then there's also Pep Guardiola, arguably the best manager in the game.  So while Torres finds himself amongst a galaxy of stars, the Spaniard has confessed that he modelled his game after a lesser-known football star - his former teammate - Goncalo Guedes.  

It is fairly obvious as the two players have a lot in common. They are both excellent dribblers, with an eye for the pass.  That said, we're sure Torres is currently learning a thing or two from his Manchester City teammates right now.

We all know about his quality on the pitch but today Goal 90 has gathered some of the lesser-known facts about Edouard Mendy, which are probably gonna blow your mind. Edouard Mendy is the outstanding Goalkeeper who everyone thinks is the best Keeper in the world today. We are aware of his quality on the pitch, but here are 8 Things You Didn't Know About Edouard Mendy.

France Football just named the latest Ballon d’Or winner. And of course, some people are excited about the results, while some feel like their favourite player was cheated. Well, that’s how it always is almost every year. But to be honest, on quite a number of occasions, some fans have had a right to feel cheated.  We are not in any way questioning the integrity of France Football, but what we know is that, sometimes, the award has gone to players who were not the most deserving that year. And in this video, we bring you 6 very controversial Ballon d’Or winners

There’s a new Golden Boy in town and his name is Pedro Gonzalez Lopez. You probably know him as Pedri. The 19-year-old just clinched the Golden Boy award a couple of days ago and that made him the first Barcelona player to win the award since, yeah, you guessed right, Lionel Messi.  With all the work he has done for both club and country this year, you can’t say he doesn’t deserve the award. He has not only been featured, but he has also been undeniably important.  The boy is super talented. That is common knowledge. Today is for not-so-common knowledge. Here, we bring you 10 things about the Golden Boy that you probably never knew about.

He is cute, small, and a joy to behold, but with the ball, he is an assassin. He’ll dribble past you in a flash and is ruthless in front of goal. Karim Adeyemi, the German international, has shown what he can do with his feet to the entire world, and right now, all the top European clubs are desperate to get his signature.  But for all we know about this exceptional wonderkid, there is still so much more that has been left uncovered. We'll be talking about 7 things you probably didn’t know about Karim Adeyemi.

Reece James is definitely one of the best right-backs in the world right now. And since he was given a shot at the Chelsea first team a couple of years ago, the young Englishman has shown that he is very important for the London side both at the back and going forward.  He is still very young but he is already a Champions League winner. He is also a confirmed starter for both his club side and his national team. That is how good he is.  But you probably already know all of this. We bring you 10 things about the Chelsea right-wing back that you probably didn’t know.

Yes, I know, you might be thinking, this can't be the real truth, right? Pep Guardiola and not winning? that's impossible. But guess what.   On the 29th of May, 2021, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City lost to Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea in the Champions League final after one of Pep’s most bizarre tactical decisions of all time. 

The Spanish tactical mastermind decided to start the game without a defensive midfielder, the first time he did that throughout the entire season.  

In the 2017/18 season, City was humbled 5-1 home and away by league rivals, Liverpool, a team that Man City thrashed 5-0 earlier on in the season. 

In the 2018/19 season, they lost to another English team, Tottenham, thanks to a last-minute strike from Lucas Moura that took Spurs through on away goals. Mind you, this was in a season where Man City defeated Spurs home and away in the Premier League. 

In the 2019/20 season, they lost dramatically to Lyon 3-1 with an incredibly bizarre open net miss from Raheem Sterling. And then of course, we all remember Kai Havertz putting the ball over Ederson in the 2020/21 Champions League final in Porto. 

In the 20/21 season, they lost to Real Madrid. Benzema and Co. came from behind to haunt the citizens.

If you take a closer look at all these losses, they all seem bizarre and abnormal. Think about it, when faced with PSG last season, they passed through them with ease, only to record just one shot on target in the final against Chelsea. It just doesn’t make any sense, which leaves one conclusion, maybe he is indeed cursed.

This is the story of how Liverpool got cursed to never win the Premier League, and how urinating on all the posts in Anfield lifted the curse.   Mohammad Salah Lifted the trophy for Liverpool due to his outstanding performance along with sing Mane and Fermino with the strong defence on the backline with VVD supporting them but was that the only reason for them to lift the trophy?   

Bruce Grobbelaar, legendary Liverpool goalkeeper says otherwise. He was the one to pee on the post to remove this curse for Liverpool. 

So here we present to you How PEEING ON THE PITCH Won Liverpool the Premier League After 30 Years?